Michael Shannon
Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor, producer, musician, and theatre director. He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in the Sam Mendes period drama Revolutionary Road (2008) and the Tom Ford psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals (2016). He earned Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his role in 99 Homes (2014), and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night (2016). Shannon made his film debut in 1993 with Groundhog Day and received widespread attention for his performance in 8 Mile (2002). He is known for his on-screen versatility, performing in both comedies and dramas such as Pearl Harbor (2001), Bad Boys II (2003), Bug (2006), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), The Iceman (2012), Premium Rush (2012), The Night Before (2015), The Shape of Water (2017) and Knives Out (2019). He played Superman's Kryptonian adversary General Zod in Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and is set to reprise the role in The Flash (2022). Shannon is a frequent collaborator of Jeff Nichols, appearing in all of his films: Shotgun Stories (2007), Take Shelter (2011), Mud (2012), Midnight Special, and Loving (both 2016). He is also known for his role as Nelson Van Alden in the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), for which he was nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2021, he had a main role in the Hulu drama miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers.
Born: 07 August 1974
Played In
Movie
Dec 2026
Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story
Bill Parcells
Movie
Aug 2026
Buddy
Charlie the Train (voice) / Willie (voice)
Movie
Mar 2026
Love Letter to Texas
Movie
Jan 2026
Bulls
Alistair Whitman
Movie
Nov 2025
Nuremberg
Justice Robert H. Jackson
TV Show
Nov 2025
Death by Lightning
James Garfield
Movie
Dec 2024
The End
Father
Movie
Aug 2024
A Different Man
Michael Shannon
Movie
Jun 2024
The Bikeriders
Zipco
Movie
Aug 2023
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Self - 'General Zod'
Movie
Jun 2023
The Flash
General Zod
TV Show
Apr 2023
Waco: The Aftermath
Gary Noesner
Movie
Mar 2023
A Little White Lie
Shriver
TV Show
Dec 2022
George & Tammy
George Jones
Movie
Sep 2022
Amsterdam
Henry Norcross
TV Show
Aug 2022
Little Demon
Unshaven Man (voice)
Movie
Aug 2022
Bullet Train
White Death
Movie
Jun 2022
Abandoned
Renner
Movie
Mar 2022
Night's End
Isaac Dees
Movie
Sep 2021
Heart of Champions
Jack Murphy
TV Show
Aug 2021
Nine Perfect Strangers
Napoleon
Movie
Nov 2020
Echo Boomers
Mel Donnelly
Movie
Apr 2020
The Quarry
Chief Moore
TV Show
Mar 2020
Stars in the House
Self
Movie
Nov 2019
Knives Out
Walt Thrombey
Movie
Aug 2019
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
Self
Movie
Jun 2019
The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
Don McGahn
Movie
Jan 2019
State Like Sleep
Edward
Movie
Nov 2018
Friedkin Uncut
Self
TV Show
Oct 2018
The Little Drummer Girl
Martin Kurtz
Movie
Oct 2018
What They Had
Nick
Movie
Aug 2018
Long Way Back Home
Stanton
Movie
Jul 2018
Poor Boy
Blayde Griggs
Movie
May 2018
Fahrenheit 451
Captain Beatty
Movie
Feb 2018
The Current War
George Westinghouse
TV Show
Jan 2018
Waco
Gary Noesner
Movie
Jan 2018
12 Strong
Hal Spencer
Movie
Dec 2017
The Shape of Water
Richard Strickland
Movie
Nov 2017
Pottersville
Maynard Greiger
Movie
Oct 2017
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More
Self
Movie
Aug 2017
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Self
TV Show
Jul 2017
Room 104
Nathan
Movie
Dec 2016
Frank & Lola
Frank Reilly
Movie
Dec 2016
Salt and Fire
Matt Riley
Movie
Nov 2016
Nocturnal Animals
Bobby Andes
Movie
Nov 2016
Loving
Grey Villet
Movie
Oct 2016
Wolves
Lee Keller
Movie
Aug 2016
Complete Unknown
Tom Brayton
Movie
Mar 2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Zod
Movie
Mar 2016
Elvis & Nixon
Elvis Presley
Movie
Feb 2016
Midnight Special
Roy Tomlin
Movie
Nov 2015
The Night Before
Mr. Green
Movie
Oct 2015
Freeheld
Dane Wells
Movie
Sep 2015
99 Homes
Rick Carver
TV Show
Sep 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV Show
Sep 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
TV Show
Sep 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
TV Show
Sep 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Ringo Starr
Movie
Apr 2015
She's Funny That Way
Policeman Macy's
Movie
Apr 2015
The Harvest
Richard
TV Show
Apr 2015
Lip Sync Battle
Self
TV Show
Dec 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Movie
Oct 2014
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Self
Movie
Jun 2014
Young Ones
Ernest Holm
Movie
Jun 2014
They Came Together
Spike
TV Show
Feb 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
TV Show
Feb 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
TV Show
Feb 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
TV Show
Feb 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
Movie
Nov 2013
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
Movie
Nov 2013
Choose You
Avicii
Movie
Jun 2013
Man of Steel
General Zod
Movie
Apr 2013
Mud
Galen
Movie
Apr 2013
Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
Movie
Oct 2012
Happy Hour
Just Mike
Movie
Sep 2012
The Iceman
Richard Kuklinski
Movie
Aug 2012
Premium Rush
Bobby Monday
Movie
Apr 2012
The Broken Tower
Emile
Movie
Sep 2011
Take Shelter
Curtis LaForche
Movie
Sep 2011
Machine Gun Preacher
Donnie
Movie
Feb 2011
Return
Mike
TV Show
Sep 2010
Boardwalk Empire
Nelson Van Alden
Movie
Jul 2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Brad McCullum
Movie
Jun 2010
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
Self
Movie
Jun 2010
Jonah Hex
Doc Cross Williams
Movie
Mar 2010
The Runaways
Kim Fowley
Movie
Mar 2010
13
Henry
Movie
Feb 2010
Herbert White
Herbert White
Movie
Oct 2009
13 Scarier Movie Moments
Self
Movie
Sep 2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Mundt
Movie
Feb 2009
The Greatest
Jordan Walker
Movie
Jan 2009
The Missing Person
John Rosow
Movie
Dec 2008
Revolutionary Road
John Givings
Movie
Feb 2008
Marvelous
John
Movie
Oct 2007
Shotgun Stories
Son Hayes
Movie
Sep 2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Dex
Movie
May 2007
Lucky You
Ray Zumbro
Movie
Mar 2007
Blackbird
Murl
Movie
Feb 2007
Bug
Peter Evans
Movie
Nov 2006
Let's Go to Prison
Lynard
Movie
Aug 2006
World Trade Center
Dave Karnes
Movie
Apr 2005
Dead Birds
Clyde
Movie
Dec 2004
The Woodsman
Rosen
Movie
Nov 2004
Water
Bobby Matherson
Movie
Sep 2004
Criminal
Gene
Movie
Jun 2004
Grand Theft Parsons
Larry Oster-Berg
Movie
Jan 2004
Zamboni Man
Walt
Movie
Jul 2003
Bad Boys II
Floyd Poteet
Movie
Jan 2003
Kangaroo Jack
Frankie Lombardo
Movie
Nov 2002
8 Mile
Greg Buehl
Movie
Apr 2002
High Crimes
Troy Abbott
Movie
Dec 2001
Vanilla Sky
Aaron
TV Show
Sep 2001
Crossing Jordan
Philip Corday
Movie
Sep 2001
New Port South
Stanton
Movie
May 2001
Pearl Harbor
Gooz
Movie
Oct 2000
Tigerland
Sgt. Filmore
Movie
Aug 2000
Cecil B. Demented
Petie
Movie
Jun 2000
Jesus' Son
Dundun
Movie
Apr 2000
The Photographer
Maurice
Movie
Jan 2000
Mullitt
Phil Kunz
TV Show
Sep 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Avery Shaw
Movie
Sep 1998
Chicago Cab
Crack Head
Movie
Oct 1997
The Ride
Jimmy
TV Show
Aug 1997
The View
Self
TV Show
Sep 1996
Early Edition
TV Show
Sep 1996
Early Edition
Mr. Andrews
TV Show
Sep 1996
Early Edition
Merle
Movie
Aug 1996
Chain Reaction
D.C. Flower Delivery Man
TV Show
Jul 1996
The Daily Show
Self
TV Show
Aug 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Movie
Feb 1993
Groundhog Day
Fred
Movie
Oct 1992
Overexposed
Young Man
Movie
McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy
Movie
Dead Guy
Movie
The Young King
Mick
Movie
King Snake
Movie
Dinner with Audrey
Movie
Vegas: A Love Story
Movie
Doctor Caligari's Cabinet of Wonders
Doctor Caligari